In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

We must act out passion before we can feel it.

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in read more

For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made read more

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure

Every man's life is a fairy-tale written by God's fingers.

Every man's life is a fairy-tale written by God's fingers.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of read more

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -Pericles.

Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.

Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.

If you will do some deed before you die,
Remember not this caravan of death,
But have read more

If you will do some deed before you die,
Remember not this caravan of death,
But have belief that every little breath
Will stay with you for an eternity.

Life is like wind. When it blows, it washes everything away, so clutch onto what you are holding.

Life is like wind. When it blows, it washes everything away, so clutch onto what you are holding.